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Gov. Murphy Orders Vaccine Requirements for New Jersey's Frontline Health Care Workers
"We are taking this step today because it has been proven time and time again that vaccines save lives and are our way out of this pandemic," Governor Phil Murphy said in a statement.
Iowa to Pay 5 Black Lives Matter Protesters $5K Each After They Were Banned From Capitol
"The attorney general's office believes this is a fair settlement for the state," said Iowa Assistant State Attorney General Anne Updegraff.
Russia Says Most of the 24 Diplomats Ordered to Leave US Won't Be Replaced
"Almost all of them will leave without replacements because Washington has abruptly tightened visa issuing procedures," Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said.
ACLU, Others Resuming Legal Battle to Get Biden Admin to End Title 42 Ban on Asylum Seekers
"Seven months of waiting for the Biden administration to end Title 42 is more than enough," said ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt.
Lawmaker Who Publicized Name of Alleged Rape Victim Says Complaints Politically Motivated
"I will not subject myself to being lambasted," Idaho Republican Rep. Priscilla Giddings said during an ethics hearing.
'Domestic Extremism' Is Greatest Terror Threat Facing US, Says DHS Secretary Mayorkas
"These are often loosely affiliated, individuals or sole actors, really motivated by false narratives and ideologies of hate and the like," Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said.
Louisiana Becomes First State to Issue Statewide Mask Mandate Amid Delta Surge
"I am reinstating Louisiana's statewide mask mandate indoors, including in schools to protect our children who are too young to be vaccinated and our teachers and staff," Governor John Bel Edwards said.
Georgia Officials Working to Contain, Clean Up Oil Spill From Wrecked Cargo Ship
"We have oil recovery operations happening on the water and oil recovery happening on the beach," a Coast Guard spokesman said.
4 Capitol Police Officers Have Died by Suicide Since the January 6 Insurrection
Authorities announced that two more D.C. police officers who responded to the U.S. Capitol insurrection have died by suicide.
Syracuse Women's Basketball Coach Quentin Hillsman Resigns Amid Allegations of Misconduct
The allegations against Hillsman emerged from a piece by The Athletic, which interviewed nine former players and 19 others familiar with the program.
Zoom Settles Privacy Lawsuit For $85M, Millions in U.S. Could Get Small Payment
"We are proud of the advancements we have made to our platform, and look forward to continuing to innovate with privacy and security at the forefront," Zoom said.
San Francisco, Bay Area Issue Mask Mandate for Indoor Spaces Regardless of Vaccine Status
The order goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and comes less than a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed its indoor mask policy.
CDC Says It Can't Act as Biden Looks for Ways to Prevent Evictions
President Joe Biden's administration is attempting to delay the mass eviction of millions of people that looms after the lapse of a federal moratorium on housing evictions for people who haven't been able to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read DaBaby's Full Apology After Being Pulled From 3 Festivals Due to Homophobic Comments
The statement comes after the rapper made widely condemned comments during a performance at Miami's Rolling Loud music festival.
New Illinois Law Requires Law Enforcement to Stop Housing ICE Immigrant Detainees
"Every family, every child, every human being deserves to feel safe and secure in the place that they call home," Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said.
Lindsey Graham Has COVID-19, Says Symptoms Would Be 'Far Worse' if He Wasn't Vaccinated
Graham called his symptoms "mild" and likened them to the feeling a person has when they have a sinus infection.
Spirit Airlines Cancels Nearly One-Third of Flights, Cites 'Operational Challenges'
According to FlightAware, at least 5,000 flights have been delayed on most days since early July. Among the airlines with the biggest problems are American, Southwest and Spirit.
Police 'Arrest' Alligator Found in Hot Tub at Texas Home
"Officers Chavez and Landry quickly made the scene and observed the suspect swimming naked without regard to the owner's wishes," the police department joked on Facebook.
Arrests Made Near Senate Building as Protesters Demand Voting Rights
The Poor People's Campaign wrote on Twitter that "hundreds" of people, reportedly including Rev. Jesse Jackson, were arrested during the protest.
Video Shows Detroit Cop Allegedly Punching Man in Face in Area Plagued by Street Fights
The video appears to show an officer punch a man—who was standing in a crosswalk in the city's Greektown neighborhood—in the face, knocking him over.
Florida A&M President Larry Robinson Eliminates $16M of Student Debt
"I want you to understand how important it is to us, allowing you to go out into the world and get off to a much better start than you might have otherwise," Robinson said.
Trump Hopes People Will 'Never Forget' His Work on Border Security, COVID-19 Vaccine
Trump criticized President Joe Biden for the influx of migrants at the border and the rising number of COVID-19 cases.